address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question address, call (verb) greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
At first glance, only one ocean borders California - The Pacific. However, the Pacific is sometimes considered 2 oceans, namely the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. Nevertheless, they look like only a single ocean from the beach.
Gulf of California: Gulf of California, large inlet of the eastern Pacific Ocean along the northwestern coast of Mexico. It is enclosed by the Mexican mainland to the east and by the mountainous